Has anybody used these to catch squirrels? We have them in our attic. Also, any suggestions on humane ways to kill them quickly?
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Squirrells have too strong legs for these traps.They usually easily escape.The best and most humane way for squirrell is to catch them alive and give the freedom far away from home.I suggest Havahart X-Small Professional Style One-Door Animal Trap for Chipmunk, Squirrel, Rat (available on Amazon.com) for this purpose.The best bait is peanut butter.
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They are too small fr a squirrel ; I had a trap outside that was dragged around in the leaves prob by a squirrel but it got away ...our intended targets ( snakes ) avoided the traps but we have since used them fr mice ...
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These glue traps are really strong but the death would NOT be humane. They stick to it and lay there until they die. It's my last resort. I use the Tom Cat poison baits. They die quickly but you do have to remove the bodies. They sort of dry as they die but it's still nasty business.
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This thing works great! I placed it outdoor in my backyard, aimed at a couple of very destructive squirrels. I used peanut butter as bait and killed a total 5. Now my backyard is frequented with new arriving squirrels again. I will let them live and play, but will bring back the trap again if they started misbehaving.
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yes.. that was what we purchased it for, to get rid of squirrels in our attic. it took about a week or 10 days.. they left and have never been back.
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Yes, I'm pretty sure that this would kill a squirrel. It's not made for squirrels, but it is poison designed to kill small mammals. I don't know how your attic is setup, with insulation or walking spaces. It is designed to attract critters, so you would probably be safe just to toss it up there and hope for the best, or worst.... Depending on your point of view.
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I've used mine in my attic but I have 2 neighbors who use theirs outside and we all have had excellent results. I sometimes use peanut butter and sometimes use bacon with dog food. So far last winter I got 5 rats. Now I'm going to put it outside in a protected area and hope I get the squirrels that rob my pecan and almond trees.
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First three worked like a charm really caught a lot...made the backyard fly free. We have two dogs next two did not work. A squirrel or bird bit the bottom off suggest you reinforce bottom with duct tape. We have both smaller version at a third the price at Home Depot...suggest you reinforce that bottom also works as well and much cheaper.
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All we ever caught were chipmunks. The squirrel seem to be too smart. As long as the rabbits are small there probably would be no problem. It's up to you to evaluate the rabbits and check the size of the trap. If not the next size up maybe sufficient, but the trap itself does work.
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Yes, absolutely can catch grey squirrels. Use a little apple and peanut butter for bait. Put a tiny bit outside the trap a more inside the trap. After eliminating all the chipmunks in the area, I'm catching a grey squirrel almost every day I try. 10 so far ...
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This pistol will not kill any squirrel I have ever seen and it is not very noisy. It is unlikely that it would kill a bird either (unless it was the most unlucky bird ever). I think they would come back when you are not there shooting at them though. Plus a pistol requires a lot of skill to actually make consistent hits. If you want to use airsoft for this an AEG would be a better choice. I still think they will come back anyway.
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Christine, you could, I suppose, use this range-finder to hunt squirrel and rabbit, if you can get them to stand still long enough to get a reading on them. I like that idea though; I am a sharpshooter and prefer to use a .22 for the squirrel also, it's just more of a challenge. My rifle scope does the range-finding for me in that scenario. Try it out. You'll find several uses for this range-finder. It's a good one. I really like mine.
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Yes. It works. We had a squirrel in our attic. I set the trap right at the opening and got him. Read my review.
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Hi Snooks...yeah, open wooden feeders are a huge waste of money, empty in less than an hour in my yard (NJ). Forget that little rubber thing, just tap the cap on really tight and those squirrels will not get it off. You should see all the tooth marks on mine, it's pretty funny. Their teeth must be covered in green paint.
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Squirrels may be too quick to kill them every time but I expect it would work pretty well. I know cage type traps used to work really well for my grandparents.This one is just two metal plates on the bottom, if their front feet hit one and back feet the other it'll send out electricity for 3 minutes. Either the squirrel will get away in the first second after it touches the plates or it will die. I've had one or two mice set it off without dying out of about 10.
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Electronic rat zapper works well. Problem is when you kill one, another moves in. That's why I'm looking into granules
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There is only one sure cure for squirrels. My application is a .17 HMR. Instantaneous lights-out for Mr. Squirrel, and no worries about ricochet or penetration beyond the target. If you live in an area where the report is a problem, I suggest a high-quality pellet rifle, e.g, a GAMO.
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I know that they work on rodents like mice and rats but I'm not sure about squirrels. Good luck. Let us know if you buy it and they work.
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Any should work, but other baits are possible. Have they already caught mice? If so you may need to boil them to get rid of the scent.